Arnold Spencer-Smith

Arnold Spencer-Smith FRHistS
Spencer-Smith in 1907
Born	Arnold Patrick Spencer-Smith (1883-03-17)17 March 1883 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	9 March 1916(1916-03-09) (aged 32) Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Education	Westminster City School
Alma mater	King's College, London Queens' College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Clergyman, photographer
Known for	Ross Sea party member
Awards	Polar Medal (silver)

Arnold Patrick Spencer-Smith FRHistS (17 March 1883 – 9 March 1916) was an English clergyman and amateur photographer who joined Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition as chaplain on the Ross Sea party, who were tasked with laying a chain of depots across the Ross Ice Shelf towards the Beardmore Glacier for Shackleton's intended crossing party.

On the trail, Spencer-Smith fell ill with scurvy at 83° south and left alone in a tent for 10 days while the others continued on to lay the last depot. After their return he was pulled on a sledge back towards the base at Cape Evans, but died on the journey in March 1916.

Cape Spencer-Smith on White Island in the Ross Archipelago is named in his honour.